Improvement in napkin-holders



r. W. CAMPBELL.

NAPKIN-HOLDER. No.187,214. Patented Feb. 13, 1877.

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FRANK W. CAMPBELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN NAPKlN-HOLDE RS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 187,214, dated February13,1877; application filed January 4, 1877.

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK W. CAMPBELL, of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inNapkin -Holders, of which the following is a specification:

This invention applies to such devices as have been employed forsuspending napkins from the collars of persons at the table; andconsists in the use of a hook with a slotted shank, through which a bentspring passes, forming on one side of the shank a catch for engaging theedge of the napkin, and on the other a loop,by pressing on which thenapkin may be disengaged.

In the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, Figure l isa perspective view, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section.

The same letters are employed in both figures in the indication of thesame parts.

A represents the book, which has a flat shank slotted to permit the bentspring B to be attached. It is formed as shown. The free end, whichrests against the shank, or napkin when interposed, is serrated to makeit hold the fabric more firmly. It is bent to stand clear of the shank,except at the point, and so as to pass through the shank nearly at rightangles. It is carried in a loop free of the shank on the side oppositethe free end, and is secured by passing it through another slot, or byriveting it to the shank.

To engage the napkin, the holder being held in the hand, by pressing onthe loop of the spring the jaw will be opened, and the edge of thenapkin may be inserted. To free the napkin, it is only necessary topress on the loop, and the napkin will drop out of the jaw.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

A napkin'holder combining in its construction a hook with a slottedshank, and a spring bent as shown, to form a jaw for engaging the napkinon one side of the shank, and a loop on the other for opening the jaw,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereofIhave signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK W. CAMPBELL.

Witnesses:

D. P. HOLLOWAY, A. RUPPERT.

